4 Baseball vs. Western Michigan Today, 1 p.m. Ray Fisher Stadium SPORTS University Golf Course Open to the Public Today The Michigan Daily Wednesday, April 2,1986 Page 8 baismen seek revenge on Broncos 4 By ADAM OCHLIS It's pay-back time for the Michigan baseball team when Western Michigan comes to town for today's doubleheader at Ray Fisher Stadium. The Broncos have defeated the Wolverines the last three times they've played, including a 9-8 squeaker in Florida last month. "WESTERN always has a good club pnd they always play very well again- st us," said Michigan coach Bud Mid- daugh. "It's a World Series to them, it seems like." This will be the only World Series the )3roncos participate in this year if thingsdo not change quickly. After a more-than-respectable 30-24-1 record last season, Fred Decker's club is currently 5-8 and struggling. Last weekend the Broncos dropped three games to Indiana State by a combined score of 38-22. Shoddy defense and an inability to pitch the ball over the plate do not bring much success to a baseball team. Such was the case in Terre Haute, according to Becker. "WE PLAYED perhaps the three worst games that I've ever been associated with," he said. What has been even more disap- Pointing to the eleven-year head coach is that last year's second-place finisher in the Mid-American Con- ference is essentially the same team that will take the field this afternoon. Injuries, however, are wearing thin on a bench that Decker said is not that strong when everyone is healthy. All-District second baseman Rich Maloney has just come back from an injury. The Wolverines did not see Maloney in Florida, and he has been on a tear since returning, banging out 12 hits in 20 at bats. Also, sophomore fielder John VanderWal is hitting at a ting position. Bevis will take his team .467 clip with four home runs and 22 leading two victories and 4.26 ERA runs batted in in thirteen games. In- into today's action. cluded in those stats are a four-for- five, three RBI outing against Michigan in the earlier Bronco win. Shortstop Kevin McNees also adds some offensive punch, hitting .386 thus far. Pitching has been the major trouble 'I don't know what we are. When you're 5-8, you're really not much of anything.' - Western Michigan coach Fred Decker WITH A team batting average of .340 the Broncos could be considered more of an offensive team than a pit- ching one. Decker was at a loss for words about his squad, though. "I don't know what we are. When you're 5-8, you're really not much of anything," he said. "I'm very disap- pointed with our ball club. I thought we'd be much better." Decker knows that beating Michigan (15-3) will be no easy task. "THEY'RE GREAT. Just an out- standing baseball -team," he said. "They've got more good arms than anyone in the country." Two of those arms will belong to Jim Abbott and Dave Karasinski, Michigan's scheduled starters. Having pitched well in relief through the first month of the season, Karasinski will return to his customary role as a starter. Last year's team leader in starts with 13, the Utica native won eight of nine decisions. This season, Karasinski has already posted two victories. "I know Michigan's an outstanding club, but we've played well against them recently," Decker said. "If we can play the way we're capable of playing, I think we've got a good chance. hurler Dan Nielsen, 7-0 in his rookie campaign, was lost for the season due to a rotator cuff injury. THE BRONCOS are not without talent, however. Sophomore out- spot for the Broncos. With the aforementioned loss of Nielsen, and the early departure of Joe Humphries to the Toronto Blue Jays, Bob Bevis has been thrust into the number-one star- ATTENTION SPORTS FANS Form Your Own Baseball League Draft Major League Players Set Line-ups - Make Trades Get PENNANT FEVER For Rules, Send $3 To RAM DUGOUT DERBY 12320 NW 18 St. Pembroke Pines, Fla. 33026 Wolverines thrash Bowling Green, 11-3 Sp" io1 0 0 0 0 Large selection of corsages, bouqu( and cut flowers. 2745 Plymouth Road 769-2250 2135 W. Stadium Blvd. 769-9100 115 W. Michigan 485-0225 , k 'f K Y },( '(J Special to the Daily It wasn't quite the friendly confines of Wrigley field, but the wind blowing out at Bowling Green suited the Michigan baseball team just fine. The Wolverines (15-3) erupted for four runs in the first inning of the initial game in a scheduled twinbill against Bowling Green yesterday, and rode that cushion to an 11-3 triumph. The second game of the doubleheader was rained out in the second inning. Taking advantage of a strong wind blowing to the right, Eddie Woolwine singled to open the Wolverine first, and Kurt Zimmerman followed with a base hit. Casey Close drove home Woolwine with another single and first baseman Hal Morris collected the fourth Wolverine single to load the bases. Freshman Bill St. Peter then belted a grand slam homerun, but was only credited with a three-run single when he passed Morris on the bases. Michigan pounded out five more runs in the sixth frame thanks to RBI singles by Woolwine and Zimmer- man, and a three run round-tripper by "mighty" Casey. The homer was the! 35th of Close's career, an all-time Michigan mark, and his eighth this season. Another Close home run was nullified in the second game of the doubleheader because of the rainout. The other Michigan runs came in the fourth stanza when Steve Finken drew his second base on balls and scored on a double by junior Matt Siuda. Another Woolwine single drove home Siuda. Sophomore hurler Mike Ignasiak picked up the win for the Wolverines, raising his record to 5-1. Washed out The Michigan softball team was rained out yesterday in its scheduled doubleheader against Western Michigan. Pistons pc PONTIAC (UPI) - Kelly Tripucka scored 31 points and Bill Laimbeer added 28 last night to carry the Detroit Pistons to a 116-108 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Detroit overcame a 20-point second quarter deficit in tying a club record for most home victories (30) in a season. The Pistons also won 30 home iste Pacers Daily Photo by JOHN MUNSON' Michigan baseball coach Bud Middaugh looks on as Michigan sweeps Adrian in Sunday's doubleheader. The Wolverines host Western Michigan at Ray Fisher Stadium today. 1WiOWERS INC. Open Monday. Saturday 9.6 I Michigan Daily Classifieds 764-0557 games in the 1976-77 and 1983-84 seasons. THE PISTONS, playing without in- jured guard Isiah Thomas, trailed 50- 30 at 4:51 of the second quarter when they started their comeback. 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